采

採

cǎi

verb HSK 7 #6,201

Meanings

1 to pick; to pluck; to gather
2 to collect; to select
3 to extract; to mine

Examples

孩子们在采花。

Háizimen zài cǎi huā.

The children are picking flowers.

记者去采访了。

Jìzhě qù cǎifǎng le.

The reporter went to do an interview.

我们采用了新方法。

Wǒmen cǎiyòng le xīn fāngfǎ.

We adopted a new method.

Tips

usage

采 is used in: 采访 (interview), 采用 (adopt/use), 采取 (take measures), 采购 (purchase/procure), 采集 (collect/gather), 开采 (mine/extract).

Stroke Order

采 cǎi